I watched this in a Jane Austen frenzie, after Pride and Prejudice BBC series, which of course might have affected my good judgement. The reason on which I was left unsatisfied with this Persuasion is Annes' character herself and the way they portrayed her. I thought she swapped between mental retardation and exaggerated eagerness... alongside with other moments of lack of decorum, for her time, in her interactions with the opposite sex, which supported my theory of desinhibited behavior. I have to say I haven't read the book and that Jane Austen really might have created a character that fits right into this description. However, I felt her lacking in depth of emotion to be a real Austn heroine, never really seeing much more than eagerness, with a sort of empty expression. She reminded me very much of Emily Watson in Breaking the waves, and you see where this leads me to, once more. The other characters I was happy with, especially her sisters and father. Some other reviewers said it would be hard not to drop a tear, but really, I am such a hearthrob and my face was always dry! I guess I might give it another shot someday. And what kind of ending was that?
Review of Persuasion
